in the meantime

the period of time between two things; the period of time between now and when something is supposed to happen. The movie starts at 6:00. In the meantime, let's eat dinner. My flight was at 8:00. In the meantime, I played solitaire.

in the meantime

while something else is happening or until something else happens in the meanwhile A new school is being built, but in the meantime this school building remains seriously overcrowded.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alfeo	ahl-FE-o	Italian
Joss	JAWS	English
Dimitra	-	Greek
Theudemar	-	Ancient Germanic
Ciel	-	Various
Sixten	-	Swedish